PrintFinal Project for Geography 483: Problem-Solving with GIS
Offered by: Penn State's Online Programs in Geographic Information Systems
Penn State's Certificate Program in GIS is a 12-credit program that takes approximately one year to complete. The Certificate Program is the first year of the Master of GIS (MGIS) Program.
The typical first year schedule that our students follow is:
GEOG 482: Making Maps that Matter with GIS (3 credits) or GEOG 864: Professionalism and Ethics in Geographic Information Science and Technology (3 credits)
GEOG 483: Problem Solving with GIS (3 credits)
GEOG 484: GIS Database Development (3 credits)
GEOG elective (3 credits)
An alternative schedule might be:
GEOG 482: Making Maps that Matter with GIS (3 credits) or GEOG 864: Professionalism and Ethics in Geographic Information Science and Technology (3 credits)
GEOG 484: GIS Database Development (3 credits)
GEOG elective (3 credits)
GEOG elective (3 credits)
Which option is best for me? For most the answer will be the typical first year schedule, which includes "GEOG 483: Problem Solving with GIS." A few others - particularly those with years of hands-on GIS experience - may not need to take GEOG 483 and register instead for 484. How to decide? Take a look at the Final Project, located in the Directions section to the right. If you already have the knowledge and skills needed to complete that assignment without taking the class, then we recommend you take GEOG 484: GIS Database Development instead. If you're not confident that you're ready for GEOG 484, be safe and take GEOG 483 first.
The lessons in Geography 483 cover vector and raster analysis, attribute and spatial queries, joins and links, buffers, address geocoding, cartographic design, thematic mapping, surface interpolation, and much more. The course is ten weeks in length and the final project spans the last three weeks of the course. The course overview of Geography 483 can be found here. https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog483/syllabus
ArcGIS and Spatial Analyst are required to complete the project.
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